半角

Chinese

		half; semi-; incomplete half; semi-; incomplete; (after a number) and a half	horn; angle; role horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note
trad. (半角)		半	角
simp. ^#(半角)		半	角

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bànjiǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bun³ gok³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bànjiǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bànjiǎo
  - Wade–Giles: pan⁴-chiao³
  - Yale: bàn-jyǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bannjeau
  - Palladius: баньцзяо (banʹczjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pän⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bun³ gok³
  - Yale: bun gok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bun³ gok⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: bun³ gog³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːn³³ kɔːk̚³/

Adjective

半角

(computing, typography, chiefly Mainland China) halfwidth

Synonyms

(Taiwan, Hong Kong) 半形 (bànxíng)

Antonyms

全角 (quánjiǎo)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
半	角
はん Grade: 2	かく Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

半 (“half-”) +‎ 角 (“square”), modeled after 全角 (zenkaku)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) はんかく [hàńkákú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [hã̠ŋka̠kɯ̟]

Noun

半(はん)角(かく) • (hankaku)

(attributive, computing, typography, of an East Asian character or glyph) the state of being halfwidth which, in early computer encoding, occupies 1 byte, and in modern typography, visually either equals 1 en or proportional
Coordinate terms: 全角 (zenkaku, “fullwidth/-height”), 二分 (nibu, “literally halfwidth/-height”), 倍角 (baikaku, “double-width/-height”)

半(はん)角(かく)クワタ
hankaku kuwata
an en quad

半(はん)角(かく)スペース
hankaku supēsu
an en space

半(はん)角(かく)ダッシュ
hankaku dasshu
an en dash

半(はん)角(かく)文(も)字(じ)
hankaku moji
an halfwidth/en-width/single-byte character

Usage notes

In the computing sense, CJK characters in Unicode, including the so called "halfwidth" ones, are at least 3 bytes; ASCII characters are still 1 byte, thus technically "halfwidth". In the typographic sense, non-CJK characters are proportional in most fonts, while "halfwidth" CJK characters are monospace and technically "halfwidth".

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
半	角

Noun

半角 • (ban'gak) (hangeul 반각)

hanja form^? of 반각